And yet the RATS seem destined to add to their majorities in both houses. Certainly you can blame the Republicans for ineptness on a Clouseau scale, but not to this extent. You’re talking mass suicide by the voters.
We will see in November. Competitive Congressional Districts will be the proof in/of the pudding. These polls are deliberately inarticulate. They want to hear themselves talk. With the question, "Is the country going in the right or wrong direction," they add the Moveon.org crowd to the religious right, among others including libertarians. IMHO, it's the dumbest question ever asked. Most people live in gerrymandered Congressional Districts.
Look for more specific questions like drivers licenses for illegal aliens. It's not too popular.